Sir Hubert Douglas Henderson

Born on 20 October 1890, Hubert Douglas Henderson was educated at Aberdeen Grammar School, Rugby School, and Emmanuel College, Cambridge. He became part of the Cambridge economics world and was an early pupil and friend of John Maynard Keynes. Over time he built a reputation as a clear-minded economist who could bring academic thinking into public discussion.

Henderson worked both as a scholar and as a public commentator. He taught at Cambridge, wrote on economics for a wider readership, and became known for explaining issues such as prices, supply, and demand in an accessible way. He also served in government and public policy work, and later became president of the Royal Economic Society, a sign of the respect he had earned in British economic life.

He was also active in politics as a Liberal Party figure and was knighted in 1942. Henderson died on 22 February 1952. Remembered as an economist with a vigorous and practical mind, he stood at the meeting point of ideas, public service, and political debate in twentieth-century Britain.